I don't know how old you are, Ralph. If you are fairly young, you may
not have been around to witness some absolutely bonkers ideas that were
kicking around in the early 1980s, and died out soon after (probably
within a couple of years):
- Adding extra sheets of paper between pages in books that
Archimago wrote:
It will be a sad day when my Transporter dies :-(
On a related note, during the recent trouble/problems I was having
upgrading from Squeezebox Server to Logitech Media Server I was not able
to use any of my Squeezebox devices to stream my music library and it
was hell. Sure I
cliveb wrote:
I don't know how old you are, Ralph. If you are fairly young, you may
not have been around to witness some absolutely bonkers ideas that were
kicking around in the early 1980s, and died out soon after (probably
within a couple of years):
- Adding extra sheets of paper
I'd be more impressed if Sony (now Sony/BMG) opened up their archive of
DSD recordings. There are currently only 240 DSD downloads on Acoustic
Sounds, and the majority are the usual Jazz classics. I might even pay
the $25 for yet another version of -Time Out- just to satisfy my
curiosity.
Biwiring or even triwiring ?
Main hifi: Touch + CIA PS +MeridianG68J MeridianHD621 MeridianG98DH 2 x
MeridianDSP5200 MeridianDSP5200HC 2 xMeridianDSP3100 +Rel Stadium 3
sub.
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Kitchen: Touch + powered
Mnyb wrote:
Biwiring or even triwiring ?
Bi-wiring is okay if one is bi-amping. Bi-amping at least makes some
sense from a scientific and engineering standpoint, that is if one is
using two different amps, with one amp optimized for low frequencies and
the other optimized for mid and high
Daverz wrote:
I'd be more impressed if Sony (now Sony/BMG) opened up their archive of
DSD recordings. There are currently only 240 DSD downloads on Acoustic
Sounds, and the majority are the usual Jazz classics. I might even pay
the $25 for yet another version of -Time Out- just to satisfy
ralphpnj wrote:
Bi-wiring is okay if one is bi-amping. Bi-amping at least makes some
sense from a scientific and engineering standpoint, that is if one is
using two different amps, with one amp optimized for low frequencies and
the other optimized for mid and high frequencies. Which is
Daverz wrote:
I'd be more impressed if Sony (now Sony/BMG) opened up their archive of
DSD recordings. There are currently only 240 DSD downloads on Acoustic
Sounds, and the majority are the usual Jazz classics. I might even pay
the $25 for yet another version of -Time Out- just to satisfy
Mnyb wrote:
Yes but that's rarely the case :) just sells more speaker cable and
prevents the use of serial fillters and makes speakers more expensive
due to more binding post .
Speaking about those , hearing different sound from different metals
anyone ?
And yes even hearing differences
Daverz wrote:
I'd be more impressed if Sony (now Sony/BMG) opened up their archive of
DSD recordings. There are currently only 240 DSD downloads on Acoustic
Sounds, and the majority are the usual Jazz classics. I might even pay
the $25 for yet another version of -Time Out- just to satisfy
ralphpnj wrote:
And what about one of your favorites: nos versus oversampling DACs
That's a subset of the tech nostalgia trend , if a part or technology
gets old enough it's better .
Back in the days people could not wait to get rid of tubes/vinyl/16bit
multi bit DAC's/ insert something .
Just think now there is yet another version of Miles Davis' Kind of
Blue available - the DSD version available from Acoustic Sounds:
http://store.acousticsounds.com/d/95103/Miles_Davis-Kind_of_Blue-DSD_Download
I'm sure that we will soon see DSD versions for all the usual audiophile
dreck,
O I forgot the really hardcore audiophiles despise for digital ! In
favor of vinyl .
The best digital always sounded very close to to good vinyl ,but never
really as good ;) for ages .
If the debate had been between digital vs analog it may had some merit
in the early days .
But it was really
Mnyb wrote:
O I forgot the really hardcore audiophiles despise for digital ! In
favor of vinyl .
The best digital always sounded very close to to good vinyl ,but never
really as good ;) for ages .
If the debate had been between digital vs analog it may had some merit
in the early days
Wombat wrote:
You should realize IF one of these older classics suddenly come out
again sounding much better this won't be because of some magic dsd
transfer cababilities but serious remastering. This pretty most likely
will not happen in pure dsd domain.
That's probably true, but I admit
ralphpnj wrote:
Let's not reopen that old digital versus analog debate. Early digital
recordings did not sound as good as analog but that ship sailed many
years ago. Present day digital sounds at least as good as present day
analog. Besides which, digital is a much better storage medium than
Just wishing they could document the pedigree of thier recordings a
little better .
Especially the analog side if doing an old recording tape does not
always age well .
So given a good 15 year old digital transfer of a cherished analog gem .
Vs a new as good as it gets Digitla transfer , its no
Mnyb wrote:
Yea I did not say that , early digital could be problematic especially
the learning curve for the audio engineers , but it never was as bad as
vinyl .
Vinyl is not equal to analog but it easy to confuse them .
There is actually a modern analog ( pun intended ) I've never
Daverz wrote:
That's probably true, but I admit to a fetish for having things in their
original format if available. If the DSD version is better sounding
because of more careful mastering, I don't see that the format matters
much, apart from the premium surcharge (I also admit to being a
ralphpnj wrote:
Sure it's dreck but it's DSD
...and soon DSD128, DSD256 and DSD512 (which is practically
indistinguishable from vinyl, I'm told).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Stream_Digital#Double-rate_DSD
Apesbrain wrote:
...and soon DSD128, DSD256 and DSD512 (which is practically
indistinguishable from vinyl, I'm told).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Stream_Digital#Double-rate_DSD
Does the jump from DSD256 to DSD512 somehow introduce wow, flutter,
surface noise, pops and clicks into
Apesbrain wrote:
...and soon DSD128, DSD256 and DSD512 (which is practically
indistinguishable from vinyl, I'm told).
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Direct_Stream_Digital#Double-rate_DSD
..and 20 dB channel separation a a dose of thd and IM to emulator the
pickup phase anomaliens innerörat
Greening the edge of CD's was all the rage around the time I first got
some $$$ to buy audio stuff.
Start date: ~1990
Reason for the buzz: Some vague theory about stray red laser light
bouncing around the polycarbonate. An article in ICE (International CD
Exchange) apparently. Green supposed to
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